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Conasprella berschaueri

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Conasprella berschaueri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conasprella
Species:
C. berschaueri
Binomial name
Conasprella berschaueri
(Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conasprella (Ximeniconus) berschaueri (Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus berschaueri (Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014)
  • Jaspidiconus berschaueri Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014 (original combination)

Conasprella berschaueri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]

This species was named after David Berschauer, editor of the malacological journal The Festivus.

Description

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The size of the shell attains 16 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off St. Maarten, West Indies

References

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  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella berschaueri (Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=836466 on 2015-06-14
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